Children's Home run by Cambian Childcare Limited in Shropshire

children and young people since the most recent full inspection

This home was judged Good at the full inspection. At this interim inspection Ofsted judge that it has sustained effectiveness .

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Since the last inspection, the staff and registered manager have continued to provide good quality care to young people. The registered manager has worked hard to start to implement meaningful changes relating to the five previous recommendations. As a result, four are partly met. These recommendations have been raised again from this inspection. These include shortfalls in risk assessments and partnership working.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Young people continue to make good progress in their learning through good school attendance. Young people continue to enjoy a wide range of activities such as horse riding, cinema and shopping. Staff encourage young people to contribute and become involved with activities within the nearby communities.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Staff promote young people’s emotional well-being. Staff work increasingly effectively with the clinical team. They share appropriate information and implement advice and strategies regarding issues such as self-harm. The clinical team are currently in the process of sourcing more bespoke substance misuse support, such as peer mentoring, for a young person who has struggled to engage previously.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Since the last inspection one young person has moved into the home. She had a planned admission and was able to meet with the registered manager prior to arriving. She reports feeling settled in the home: ‘I get on really well with staff; I like them and they do kind things for you’. One young person is going to be moving out of the home soon. A transition plan has not yet been put together due to the placing authority being unclear regarding timescales. This has created a period of instability for the young person.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Risk taking incidents such as self-harm and substance misuse are well managed. There has been an increase in self harm and substance misuse incidents since the last inspection. Staff liaise closely the clinical team to share relevant information. Staff know the young people and have developed systems and strategies to help them manage their feelings and incidents of self-harm. The registered manager responds to incidents through reviewing them and developing new ways of managing behaviours, such as extra supervision and monitoring of young people at bedtimes. On occasions staff have not fully implemented them. However, the registered manager responds swiftly and addresses practice issues.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

On the whole young people’s risk taking behaviours continue to decrease. Since the last inspection there have been no incidents of young people going missing. Concerns regarding child sexual exploitation are swiftly addressed with the relevant safeguarding professionals.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The registered manager and deputy work well as a team and staff feel well supported. However, recording remains a shortfall and does not provide young people with a live document which fully captures their progress.

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Information about this children's home

This is a privately registered Children’s home. It is registered to provide care and accommodation for up to four young people with emotional and behavioural difficulties. The home specialises in providing care for young people who have been victim of child sexual exploitation.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

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Recent inspection history

10/02/2015 CH - Interim Improved effectiveness

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Recommendations

To improve the quality and standards of care further the service should take account of the following recommendation(s):  Ensure that staff encourage children to see the home's records as 'living documents' supporting them to view and contribute to the record in a way that reflects their voice on a regular basis (Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, 11.19, P58)

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Recommendations

 Ensure that the home plays a full part in promoting the best interests of the child, proactively advocating for the child to ensure that others play their role and deliver the high quality support that is needed. Such partnership working should always take place: before a child arrives; while the child lives in the home and where the child prepares to return home, move to another setting or leave care. (Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations 2.4, P11)

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Recommendations

 Ensure that staff continually and actively assess the risks to each child and the arrangements in place to protect them. (Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, 9.5, P42)

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Recommendations

 Ensure that, as children will spend significant periods of time away from the home, for example in education, any assessed risks should be shared with the education provider the child is attending if appropriate, so that the service is clear on the action they must take if the child puts themselves at risk while using their service. (Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, 9.6, P42)

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What the inspection judgements mean

At the interim inspection we make a judgement on whether the home has improved in effectiveness, sustained effectiveness, or declined in effectiveness since the previous full inspection. This is in line with the Inspection of children's homes: framework for inspection.

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Information about this inspection

Inspectors have looked closely at the experiences and progress of children and young people living in the children's home. Inspectors considered the quality of work and the difference adults make to the lives of children and young people. They read case files, watched how professional staff work with children, young people and each other and discussed the effectiveness of help and care given to children and young people. Wherever possible, they talked to children, young people and their families. In addition the inspectors have tried to understand what the children's home knows about how well it is performing, how well it is doing and what difference it is making for the children and young people who it is trying to help, protect and look after. This inspection focused on the effectiveness of the home and the progress and experiences of children and young people since the most recent full inspection.

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Information about this inspection

This inspection was carried out under the Care Standards Act 2000 to assess the effectiveness of the service and to consider how well it complies with the Children's Homes (England) Regulations 2015 and the Guide to the children's homes regulations including the quality standards. the guidance raising concerns and making complaints about Ofsted, which is available from Ofsted's website: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ofsted . If you would like Ofsted to send you a copy of the guidance, please telephone 0300123 4234, or email enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk .

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